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Volume 122, Issue 71
Monday, April 6, 2015
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Sycamores 2015 Derby Darling declared Thursday Go Green
Kayetlin Shady Reporter Students had the opportunity to appreciate spring at the Go Green event on Friday evening. Programs All Weekend teamed up with Barnes and Noble to host an evening for students. Participants were able to channel their inner artists by painting a pot and planting a flower. The evening included live music and entertainment from the band Papa J. Otis. Brianne Mason, a senior public health major and PAW program assistant, said the Go Green event was part of a series of events taking place at ISU’s bookstore. “During the first semester PAW teamed up with Barnes and Noble to host a block party and then we continued to do events,” Mason said. “Every first Friday of the month there is some type of event here at Barnes and Noble. The events are different and provide many opportunities for students. The events allow students to get involved with the community by doing things that are fun and relaxing. It also allows students to get their mind off school.” The Go Green Event allowed students to meet different people in the community as well as other students. Taylor Mickus, a freshman criminology and criminal justice major, said he liked the event because it was an opportunity to interact with the community. “I saw a flier advertising the event so I decided to come over and check it out,” Mickus said. “I enjoyed the event because it is a great way to know the community. You are able to meet different people that might not be in the same classes as you. It’s nice to enjoy live music as well and overall it’s just a relaxing atmosphere.” The next event will be Fiesta Friday on May 1 at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore.
The Derby Days event had members of the Greek community showing off their talents in hopes of being named the next Derby Darling. The proceeds from the show went to the John Huntsman Cancer Institute (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).
Marissa Schmitter Features Editor Sigma Chi held their annual Derby Days event — a pageant that determines which Indiana State University sorority member will become the next Derby Darling. Women roared and cheered for their sorority sisters in hopes of one of them becoming the next Derby Darling. Sororities such as Delta Gamma, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Phi and Sigma Kappa participated in the event, choosing members of their organization to show off their talents. This was not all just for fun and games, however. The real reason for the Derby Darling Pageant was to raise money for the John Huntsman Cancer Institute. Each ticket for the pageant was $5, and all of the proceeds went toward the institute. A number of talents were seen on stage, ranging from interpretive dance, rapping
or reading poetry to cross-dressing. Some of the acts, like Zeta Tao Alpha’s, were humerous and brought the audience to their feet. Others, like Delta Gamma’s, struck the audience with silence when they read a poem. All of the acts showed off the sorority women’s talents, though. Former sorority and fraternity members judged the ladies on their talents. Sigma Kappa packed the stage with women dancing to the evolution of hip hop, demonstrating dances such as the cabbage patch, stanky leg and twerking. Alpha Sigma Alpha did the cheerleading routine from the movie “Bring It On,” with a new touch at the end — the male cheerleaders took off their shirts to reveal the words “Cancer sucks” written on their chests. Chi Omega decided to have the roles switch, and the women dressed as men and men dressed as women. They danced to songs by the Backstreet boys and NSYNC.
While most of the night was full of laughter, songs and applause, men of Sigma Chi slowed the night down by telling their stories of how cancer has affected their lives. Ben Huff, a sophomore recreational sports management major, told his story of why Sigma Chi’s event means so much to him. “At age two and a half, I was diagnosed with leukemia,” Huff said. “I was in the hospital for three months and I had to re-learn to walk. Cancer — pardon my French — but it’s a bitch.” Grant Sanders, a member of Sigma Chi, also shared his story with the audience. “My sophomore year I lost my grandpa to cancer,” Sanders said. “This past fall when I pledged, I lost my grandma to cancer. She wasn’t only my grandma but my best friend.” Even though the event was held for DERBY CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 Page designed by Carey Ford
NEWS Record turnout spurs successful SGA elections
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Kristi Sanders News Editor
Vernon Cheeks and Shannon Anderson won the Student Government Association elections and will be the president and vice president of the student organization beginning next fall. Cheeks and Anderson received a total of 866 votes while their opponents, Kate Arndt and Scott Noble, received a total of 693 votes. Along with the voting for SGA president and vice president pairings, students also voted for senate members. Sycamores had 39 candidates to choose from and 35 were elected. The elected senate members were Bo Alexandra Turner, Makailya Rice, Jasmine Gardner, Jacob Sherrell, Jacqueline McKinney, Shawntrease Hill, Tanner Smith, Milton Sandifer, Hayley Hooper, Dylan Stolz, Cecila Van Wijk, Jacob Crepinsek, Eric James, Makenna Graham, Brittany Vancil, Haley Gravely, Kendra Schroering, Sarah Copeland, Brandon Tamayo, Carson Brown, Thomas Brown, Matthew Bly, Zach Wittmann, Anna Neihart, Morgan Chaney, Brandy Protz, Connor Kirtley, Jacob Warrick, Emily Gillette, James Lafary, Sarah Powers, Gabriella Godsey, Michael Winstead, Michael Sheperd and Courtney Harris. This year saw a change in how Indiana State University students could vote in the SGA elections. In past years the voting has taken place through emailed links to students. Now, students were asked to vote on the Tree House application in the student portal. After the votes were counted, 1,592 students had participated in the election. Brooks Moore, the interim associate vice president for student affairs, is the advisor for SGA. “This is the highest voter turnout in recent history —
Vernon Cheeks and Shannon Anderson collected 866 votes to claim the positions of president and vice president for the 2015-2016 school year (Submitted Photos).
which covers the 5 years of voter results that I do have,” Moore said. “National average for SGA elections is between 3 to 5 percent of student body.” Geoffrey Koester, a junior communication major, was the chair of the board of elections in this year’s SGA elections. “The Board’s role was to review any election complaints filed and make sure we had a fair election,” Koester said. “As the chair, I led the board meetings and worked closely with the Elections Commissioner to
communicate with candidates regarding proper policy. I also helped plan and coordinate the election debate held in March.” Koester believes that there were certain things that contributed to the success of this year’s turnout. “All of the candidates campaigned well and that helped to promote the elections and the process,” Koester said. “We had a record amount of votes submitted and I was pleased with the way the entire elections process played out.” Cheeks, a junior sports management major, was very enthusiastic about becoming the new SGA president next fall semester. “It is truly a great feeling to serve as SGA president,” Cheeks said. “My plans while being SGA president is to make things a lot better on campus as far as campus safety, bettering Homecoming week, and bring out more campus diversity.” He believes there were many factors that allowed him and his running partner to win. “What helped me win this election was the dedication, commitment, and belief that Shannon, my Vice President had,” Cheeks said. “We were out campaigning until the last minute of that ballot closing at 6 p.m. We went around campus letting the students know who we are and why they should vote for us.” Winning this election is a great thing, Cheeks said. “I would’ve never thought a young man from the south side of Chicago could be a SGA president of Indiana State University,” Cheeks said. “It’s truly an honor. I thank Shannon Anderson and her sisters of Sigma Kappa sorority and my brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Lastly, I want to thank you — everyone who voted. Your voice does make a difference.”
ISU prepares Reeve Hall statue site by changing landscaping Morgan Gallas Reporter
A statue will be dedicated at Reeve Hall on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Indiana State University contracted Art Spaces to have an artist create an interactive sculpture that will stand between the two Reeve Hall units. Mary Kramer, executive director of Art Spaces Inc., explained how the statue will benefit students and the community. “There are five components to the new sculpture and all are made of dolomitic limestone, which is out of Canada,” Kramer said. “The reason for using this material is that it is likely to hold up better given the fact that these sculptures are interactive; people can sit on them and lean on them.” The multiple-piece sculpture is de-
signed to create an area of gathering instead of a singular work of art. “This location was chosen because it is the site of new student housing, and the sculptures will provide an area where students may gather and interact, as well as be open to those passing by since it is a busy traffic corridor for people going to and from classes and ISU offices,” Kramer said. When Reeve Hall was unveiled back in August 2014, landscaping had been done. To put the sculpture in, the university has been removing the landscaping. “They landscaped the area earlier knowing a sculpture was going up there,” Kramer said. “ISU takes great care of [their] plants, shrubs, and trees, and they will move some of [the plants] back once
the sculpture is in. If they don’t think it is appropriate to have all of them back, they will place them elsewhere.” Without the landscaping as a placeholder, the grounds around Reeve Hall would have been a mud pit which would have been a large inconvenience for students. There are plans for another sculpture on campus by Art Spaces that has a solar component. The project is set to come out sometime next semester. “Although there are no materials recycled in this sculpture, I am very excited that it is a stone piece, all natural material,” Kramer said. “The artist fabricated it herself in a studio in Colorado. Her ‘bench people,’ as she calls them, attract (a lot) of people and provide great photo
(opportunities) as well.” Teddy Lenderman, associate vice president of special events at ISU, welcomes all to come to the ceremony. “The ceremony will be fairly short,” Lenderman said. “People will speak about the piece and how it adds beauty and interest to the grounds.” “ISU welcomes the community to its campus and public sculptures provide a gateway for that,” Kramer said. “I have worked with ISU for many years, and it is wonderful to see how much the university cares about the kind of environment it provides for students to learn and live in.” The dedication begins at 2 p.m. on April 8 outside of Reeve Hall. If the weather is poor, the ceremony will move to the Library Event Space.
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Spring Week brings excitement to ISU students Marissa Schmitter Features Editor Spring Week is upon Indiana State University campus, and weather is finally starting to show. This week is packed full of events for State students to enjoy while school is winding down. Spring Week will have its kickoff on Monday beginning at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the quad. Students can soak up the sun while they play games and win prizes. Sycamore Cinema is also taking place on Monday night. The movie “Horrible Bosses 2” will be shown in Dede I at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, students can give back and donate blood in Dede II and III from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. At 6 p.m., No One Left Behind is presenting “The Hook-Up,” where students will discuss hooking-up, sexual assault and bystander intervention. The presentation will discuss different kinds of hook-ups and gender stereotypes. The first 120 students will receive free t-shirts. Lastly on Tuesday, students can end the day by relaxing with Starlight yoga on the quad at 8 p.m. Wednesday also holds an event to give
Students prepare for Spring Week 2015. This Monday they start with kickoff on the quad and finish on Saturday with tandem (ISU Communications and Marketing).
back — a stop and serve is being hosted in the Hulman Memorial Student Union Commons from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The stop and serve includes making hygiene kits, back-to-school kits, holiday cards and soldier care kits. One of the biggest events that students can look forward to is Sycamore Remix,
where sororities, fraternities and residence halls go against each other in a lip-syncing contest. Remix will be held in the Hulman Center from 7-9 p.m. Thursday night is full of fun — students can participate in Thursday Night Entertainment or go watch students battle it out in real life Battleship. Thursday
Night Entertainment will include Zorb Ball racing — where students are inside a giant blow up ball and race other Sycamores — Segways and fun in front of a green screen. All of the entertainment will be in Dede I, II and III as well as the Sycamore Lounge from 7 to 10 p.m. Some Sycamores will be hitting the pool Thursday night for Battleship, where Greek Life students and other preregistered teams go head-to-head in a life-sized version of the game at the Arena pool at 7 p.m. Students can show what ISU is really about on Friday for Spring Donaghy Day. Students will be volunteering around campus and around the Terre Haute community to give back and show what really matters. Students will be giving back throughout the day, beginning at 9 a.m. and going until 3:30 p.m. The tandem bike race will bring Spring Week to an end on Saturday. Teams will compete at Rec East at 11 a.m. on bikes built for two. The teams have been training for weeks, so they need Sycamore support.
OPINION
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Gamer’s manifesto has parents up in arms Part of the job of a columnist, or really anyone with a subjective occupation, is to be passionate. Regardless of who your audience is, it can be painfully clear when the writer does not actually care about what she/he is discussing. At that point you might as well just stop reading. After all, if the person Columnist doing the talking doesn’t even care, why should you? As a result, passion is seen as a good thing in most regards. In today’s mediasaturated society, it could even be argued that being without passion is a stigma. Consider “Let’s Plays” on YouTube. If the person isn’t screaming wildly at the scary game, no one watches. The best comedians no longer talk about what bothers them; they talk about what they hate. It’s not “McDonalds, I enjoy it;” it’s “I’m loving it.” Songs don’t say “Baby got back” anymore; they say “F--- them skinny bitches.” Clearly, it doesn’t matter what the subject is. If you are doing something you must be frothing at the mouth, and this is not healthy. That being said, I’m concerned about fanaticism over hobbies. We all have hobbies that we enjoy thoroughly. Some get really into sport teams and others get into music. One of my primary hobbies is video games. I’ve played for nearly twenty years, and I can count on one hand the games I vehemently loathed and never played again. I’ve also played games that I was so enthralled by that I would spend days playing nonstop. However, I’ve never played a
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video game that I was so passionate about that I tried to tell others how to live their lives over it. A couple weeks ago, a gamer that played the online game “League of Legends” posted a manifesto-like open letter on a forum. The open letter was quickly spread through Reddit and 4chan and soon the whole gaming community was itching itself over it. Titled “Open Letter to Parents of League of Legends Players,” the lengthy post tries somewhat to be informative to any parents that don’t know much about the community. It offers such things like “This is an online game, in most cases your child is playing with other people” and goes on to explain that pausing an online is not possible; games can take anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour and other little anecdotes that I’m sure they thought no one could realize for themselves. But then, the open letter goes from clarifying the rules of engagement to outright instructing, nay, demanding, parents to refrain from making the child quit game sessions. My favorite part is when they say “If a game is in progress, do not interrupt it unless it is an emergency. You are affecting up to 10 people, not just your child.” It’s all downhill from there as the author then becomes quite snippy, telling parents to wait their turn to use the computer, and to let the child finish a game so “you don’t completely ruin things for the real people on your child’s team.” Now the post did raise two good points. After clarifying the standard run time of a game session, the author suggested that parents don’t let the child play the game if it might run past his/her bedtime. The author also outright said to
ground one’s child if the child is trying to take advantage of his/her computer time. But that’s where it stops. I relish the fact that I’m not the first to say this — otherwise I might think the whole world had lost its mind — but the simple truth is this: it’s a game; get over it. First of all, who does this person think they are telling parents not to interrupt a game unless it’s an emergency? It’s a game, not a congressional hearing. Second of all, parents have a right to tell their children to get off a computer game if they want to. The other gamers, those “real people the child is affecting” did not give birth to the child; they did not feed them, clothe them, get them an education or even pay for the child’s ability to play the game the author holds so dearly. If parents w a n t t h e i r child to get off their computer t h a t ’s in their house, then that’s their business.
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And sure, I’ve been in online games and it sucks when a key player has to get off, but it’s just a game. No one playing any game is beholden to other players because there are no stakes outside of maybe losing. If this was a professional sport or professional game, that might be one thing. But why would a child be playing either of those? Of course at this point it bleeds into sports and other games as well. Yes it might suck that you lost that soccer game, or that the Patriots trounced everyone again. Heck, I understand being upset over not being able to make it to a concert because the guy in front of you just bought the last tickets, or the tour was canceled due to injury. But these things are not your lives. And if you act like they are then you need a reality check. They’re hobbies, also known as extra-curricular activities, not an important issue. It’s great that you all love these activities so much, but they’re not worth fighting or going to jail over — like so many have — and they are not worth getting preachy over. In summary, check your privilege.
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An ode to Butt-kiss
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“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog…”
There are many things that a dog is and few that they are not. A friend when you need someone to listen without judgment and a defender from the knocks on the door, your dog becomes an irreplaceable part of your family. “…You are his life, his love, his leader…” Columnist From the ritual-like carrot treat before dinner to the nightly walks, our bulldog became our life. What we did circulated around his needs and his stubborn, tantrum-like wants. But in complete honesty, that furry toddler was the best and most precious blessing to our family. The memories of our English bulldog Butt-kiss, named after the NFL player
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with a slightly humorous twist in the spelling, are endless. When he was first brought home as a hefty pooch, he terrified me. With his broad shoulders and droopy jowls, he wasn’t what a fifth grader imagined as a puppy. However, after spending one minute with the “little” guy, his infectious personality made you fall in love, drool and all. The twelve years we spent with him were full of our own ups, downs and travels but the one constant we could hold on to was Butt-kiss. He helped our family stay grounded through grieving and through adapting to a new home, hundreds of miles from where he grew with us. Coming home to him after a long semester at college was comforting — I knew that he would recognize me and love me regardless of how long it had been since I’d seen him. We often forget just how lucky we are to have someone by our side through the
turbulence in our lives. I took for granted the short walks that lasted an hour with his short, stubby legs and the continuous batting of his paws when all he wanted was a rub on the head. Butt-kiss had a personality of his own, and it was full of spoiled sass. Whether it was watching Wimbledon and eating strawberries and cream to pay homage to his homeland or his private movie-time during boarding, he knew how highly our family regarded him. But he deserved every last bit of it. If you have ever read the book “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” you know that the dog, Enzo, has a unique personality that meshes perfectly with the family, and as they age alongside one another, their bond strengthens. After his passing, he is reincarnated as a human and upon running into his family they recognize him immediately due to his demeanor and aura.
My family and I have talked a lot and we have cried for hours more, but one thought has remained — Butt-kiss. He lived a good life and for that we can be happy. While it may be hard to let go of his love, we have faith and confidence that we will meet him again one day, most likely in a bakery with carrot cake or somewhere offering long car rides with the front seat reserved just for him. When that day comes, we will greet him with fond memories and a love that we will carry forever in our hearts forever. Butt-kiss was a sweetheart and a sassy sibling all wrapped into one but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Few pets have the ability to leave such an impression and we owe it to him to love him long after he is gone. “He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.” — Anonymous
RFRA bill sparks conflict throughout Hoosier state Statesman editorial
The last weeks have been fraught with conflict over this new bill our state legislators have passed into law. Not even Governor Pence expected the amount of backlash since many other states and the federal government have passed Religious Freedom Restoration Acts. But, before the recent amendment was added, our bill featured some questionable language – this is what caused the incredible backlash. Indiana’s RFRA would allow any person to exercise any religious belief even if not part of a legitimate religion and the bill broadens the definition of “persons.” A person, as defined by the bill, can be an individual, a religious group and private companies. The Federal RFRA mainly protects individuals from government entities and can’t be used for private parties. This significantly increases opportu-
nities for abuse. While there were probably good intentions behind the bill, by actually allowing religious liberties in certain situations it does open the door to discrimination. The language seems innocent, but reading between the lines, this bill would’ve allowed many kinds of discrimination before it was amended. Since the Federal RFRA already protects these freedoms, the state had no need to pass this bill and there are probably more pressing matters they can be worrying about, like Scott County which is in a state of emergency right now due to an HIV outbreak. All that passing the bill did was give our state a ton of bad press. Our state had a fair reputation before all of this, especially after the Super Bowl was hosted here. Indianapolis holds a number of conventions each year, and passing the bill has just negatively affected those future opportunities.
The bill will do some good by protecting religious minorities, but the broad language has allowed for some loopholes. The First Church of Cannabis moved into Indiana almost as soon as the bill was passed with the intention to legally smoke marijuana within Indiana. An amendment that protects many different minority groups was passed, opponents do not think the amendment is enough since Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people can still be legally discriminated against in Indiana. LGBT people may now use the RFRA as a defense against religious discrimination, but larger legislation protecting the LGBT community is probably the only way to completely correct the damage that has been done. The amendment also would not allow service providers to deny their “services, goods, facilities or accommodations” to a person based on their religion. So these
are steps in the right direction and means our bill is actually closer to the Federal bill passed. Many conventions have threatened to cancel their events — and a couple actually have, costing Indianapolis and the state quite a bit of revenue. Gen Con threatened to leave once their contract was up in 2020, taking their 50 thousand or more attendees and $50 million in revenue they bring the city. It could have affected future bids for the NCAA Final Four, the Super Bowl and many other opportunities for tourism. The company Angie’s List cancelled their expansion in protest once the bill was passed. Maybe now that the amendment has been passed which corrected some of the more questionable language, maybe a quiet peace can be made. But, unfortunately that will only happen if more legislation is passed to protect the minorities in the Hoosier State.
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Trinere Bacon shows Sycamore spirit by volunteering
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Indiana State University has taken pride in being one of the top volunteering universities in the United States for quite some time. This year, one student has been recognized as one of the best student volunteers in the state of Indiana. Trinere Bacon, a senior Human Development and Family Studies major, recently received the 2015 Richard J. Wood Student Community Commitment Award from Indiana Campus Compact. The award was given to Bacon in Indianapolis during the Indiana Campus Compact’s Service Engagement Summit, with her being the first person from Indiana State to receive the award. Bacon volunteered over 3,000 hours of her time to different groups and organizations involved with the AmeriCorps program. “A huge part of my community service hours came from the AmeriCorps program here at ISU. Through the AmeriCorps program, I served at Vigo County Head Start, 14th and Chestnut Community Center, Lighthouse Mission, Costa Rica Score International, Possum-wood Wild Life Sanctuary in North Carolina, numerous Dr. Martin Luther King day of service (events), spring Donaghy days, the Hamilton Center, Ouabache Elementary School (in Terre Haute), G.L.A.M. in Indianapolis,” Bacon said. “I love being a great role model to the youth in the community and seeing them grow as an individual has been amazing.”
Bacon loves volunteering because of the help that she can bring to others, and even though she received the award, she has never volunteered her time to be recognized. “Community service is important to me because I love to see issues changing for the better. If we see a need of change in the community it starts with ourselves to be able to assist that particular need,” Bacon said. “I don’t serve the community to receive recognition. It’s just something I love to do. Being the first student from ISU to receive this award was an honor and blessing.” Being a student at Indiana State, Bacon thought the Terre Haute community would be the best place for her to volunteer her time because she has noticed a trend with the children of the area and wanted to help them. “The need to work with youth stood out the most (in Terre Haute) because most of the children are growing up in single-parent households without a positive role model to help them develop as the best they can be,” Bacon said. She has been inspired to put her time in as a volunteer from a famous quote that she holds near and dear to her. “Living by Gandhi’s quote ‘be the change you wish to see in the world,’ (drives me to serve the community). I love everything about this quote — it speaks for itself,” Bacon said. Bacon will be graduating from ISU in a few weeks and will be leaving the Terre Haute area, but she will continue to serve as a volunteer in other areas of
Trinere Bacon (middle) recieved the 2015 Richard J. Wood Student Community Commitment Award (Submitted Photo).
Indiana. “I have accepted a position with Teach for America program in Indianapolis. I will teach preschool for the next two years while working on my master’s in education at Marion University,” she said. “I will continue to serve the community while teaching in the
Panel and discussion explore issues of race in media Makyla Thompson Reporter Indiana State University partnered with Terre Haute’s Vigo County Public library to present Race in Media, a panel and discussion about the controversy surrounding the portrayal of race in the media. The event, which took place on Thursday, offered a panel of five experts to discuss different viewpoints on the topic. The five panelists were Dr. Lori Henson, full-time lecturer in the department of communication, Dr. Michael Arrington, associate professor in the department of communication, and Dr. Philip Glende, student media executive director, as well as Susan Duncan, a news editor for the Tribune-Star, and Rondrell Moore, a reporter and coanchor for WTHITV News 10 in Terre Haute.
The event was hosted by Mary Khal, a professor and chair of the department of communication at Indiana State. The panelists each explained their points of view about race and the media. They talked about the recent shooting of African American Michael Brown, the protest that happened after it, and the media’s role in it. “As you know coverage of racial issues and racial unrest is often fraught with controversy,” Khal said. “There was nearly nonstop media coverage of what was happening in Ferguson — there were other protests that prompted a national discussion about journalists’ role and public discourse about race.” Henson explained how the media covers issues about race. “There are consistent themes coming up about disparities, not just policing but in the way press covers crime in
African American communities as well as African American suspects, and how the stories about crime are covered,” Henson said. Henson provided an example of a blogger who posted pictures of three white men in nice suits and three black men’s mug shots. They all did the same crime, but the three white males had better pictures than the three black males. The example showed how the media’s portrayal of different suspects can skew public opinion toward them. Arrington talked about a theory that involves the media and society called the agenda-setting theory, which is the media’s ability to change the minds of the public. “The media does not tell us how to think, but what to think about,” Arrington said. “There is a high relationship between the media agenda and the
public agenda.” Moore said he believed that the biggest issue journalists have is covering things about race, especially for him because he is a black man. Moore also explained that journalists have to detach themselves from a lot of things so that they are not involved and can tell the story without bias. “I am a black man, and I am a journalist,” Moore said. “As a journalist I cannot write a story and say ‘As a black man...’ It doesn’t exist.” Glende had much to say on the topic. “I think that the question on race and media, and race involved in officerinvolved shooting is clearly something more than a problem,” Glende said. “I think it’s a culture issue and I think after 50 years of signing the Civil Rights Act we still have a hard time talking about race.”
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a serious cause, the audience was lively and positive. They did not view the event as a mourning, however as a way to help beat cancer. When the night came to a close, the judges left the room to decide on which woman would be the next Derby Darling. They decided on four finalists: Tina Smith from Alpha Omega Pi, Morgan Schneider from Zeta Tau Alpha, Hannah White from Alpha Phi and Kayli Clodfelter from Zeta Tau Alpha. These women went through a questionnaire, and after some deliberation from the judges, the 2015 Derby Darling was announced. Morgan Schneider, a junior communication major from Zeta Tau Alpha, claimed the crown. She won over the audience’s heart by dressing as Will Ferrell and singing a song from the movie “Step Brothers.” She and her partner Clodfel-
ter, who played the drums for the act, earned a standing ovation. “Cancer is a big deal for me, so that’s why I did it — I did it for my family,” Schneider said. “I want to find a cure.” She said she never thought she could win the Derby Darling Pageant, and she wanted her partner to win the crown. “I never expected to win. I wanted my partner to win,” Schneider said. “Honestly, Kayli should have won — she honestly deserves it and she’s the best to work with.” Sigma Chi bid farewell to the previous Derby Darling by singing the Sigma Chi Sweetheart song, and invited in their new darling. The event raised over $17,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute thanks to everyone who attended the Derby Days Pageant, along with their sponsors: Red Bull, Rick’s Smoke House and Grill, Baesler’s, State Farm and Indiana State University.
“Cancer is a big deal for me, so that’s why I did it — I did it for my family. I want to find a cure.” Morgan Schneider, 2015 Derby Darling
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Sycamores solid in first outdoor meet of the season Ace Hunt ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State women’s track and field team finished second while the men posted a fourth-place finish at the EIU Big Blue Classic. The women’s side featured 13 teams while the men had 12 teams. “It was a solid first meet for the Sycamores,” head women’s coach Angela Martin said. “We saw some bright spots today and things we need to work on to get ready for our meet at Nebraska next week.” For the women, Southern Illinois was victorious with 158.5 points while the Sycamores were second with 120.25. Host Eastern Illinois was third with 113 while Illinois was fourth with 96.5. Marquette, Northern Illinois, Illinois State, Lipscomb, Milwaukee, SIU Edwardsville, Western Illinois, Saint Louis and Illinois-Chicago rounded out the field. On the men’s side, Illinois was the champion with 180 points while Southern Illinois was second with 124.5 points. Eastern Illinois finished third with 108.5 while the Sycamores were fourth with 105 points. Illinois State, Milwaukee, Southern Illinois, Marquette, Lipscomb, Western Illinois, Illinois-Chicago and Saint Louis rounded out the results for the Big Blue Classic. Late Friday night, John Mascari set a new Indiana State and MVC record with a time of 28 minutes, 38.22 seconds in the 10,000 meter run at the Stanford Invitational. Also, Tristan Selby set a new personal record with a time of 29:45.58 in the 10,000-meter at Stanford. At Eastern Illinois, Katie Wise was a winner in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.01 seconds. Alethia Marrero was the champion of the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.63 seconds. Oschtisha Jackson finished just outside the score in the 400 meters with a time of 57.39 and a 12th-place finish. Freshman Aleksey Jackson finished 11th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.23. In the 1,500-meter run, Taylor Austin recorded a time of 4:41.88 to finish 14th. Alethia Marrero also won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:00.33
Junior distance runner John Mascari (No. 697 above) raced his way to a school and Missouri Valley Conference record in the 10,000-meter race on Friday night. Mascari finished in a time of 28:38.22 (Photo by ISU Athletic Media Relations).
to claim her second championship of the meet. Jessi Conley was a seventh-place scorer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with time of 11:33.22. The women’s 4x100 meter relay team of Marrero, Chidera Obasih, Demetra Camble and Wise won the event with a time of 45.96. The 4x400 meter relay team of Obasih, Jamie Newsome, Camble and Oschtisha Jackson finished second in a time of 3:47.44. Nicole Lucas raced to a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter run with an effort of 17:35.14. Carmelia Stewart was fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.83 seconds while Patrycja Dzieknoska’s time of 14.26 seconds was good enough for seventh. In the field, LeVisa Evans tied for 11th place in the high jump with a mark of 5-1 3/4. Kimyanna Rudolph was seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 12-6 3/4. The Sycamores also did well in the long jump as Mandy Jones finished fifth with a leap of 18-3 3/4 while Kaisha Martin was sixth with the same mark. Elizabeth Herron was the third scorer in the long jump at 17-11, which was 10th. Carmelia Stewart won the triple jump
with a mark of 39-10 3/4 while Jamie Newsome finished fifth at 38-3.25. Whitney Walker’s mark of 47-9 was good enough for seventh place in the shot put. Walker came back with a third place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 134-10. Colby Johnson threw the javelin 106-5 for eighth while Kailyn Hutson was ninth with a mark of 96-1. Scott Schreiber led the men, who finished fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.75 seconds while Jaynard Keys was seventh in 11.03 seconds. Tyrell Dowdell scored for the Sycamores in the 400-meter dash in a time of 49.44 seconds in 10th place. In the 800-meter dash, Tony Rigoni was sixth in a time of 1:55.00. David Timlin had a nice win in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:49.58. Levi Taylor was also victorious for the Sycamores in the 5,000-meter run in 14:55.31. In the 110-meter hurdles, Adarius Washington finished fourth in his first competition since the NCAA Indoor Championship in a time of 14.16 seconds. Sycamore alum Greggmar Swift in 13.68 seconds. Daley Carter was seventh with
14.51 seconds while Marcus Neely was eighth with 14.76 seconds. Bryan Horsman came through with a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:31.32. The 4x100 meter relay team of Washington, Keys, Devyn Mikell and Schreiber was fifth with a time of 41.86 seconds. The 4x400 meter relay team of Jonathan Jackson, Arqeil Shaw, Dowdell and Terry McGee was third in a time of 3:17.48. The 4x800 meter relay team consisted of Jimmy Charles, Alex Hess, Rigoni and Riley Stohler and they finished fourth with a time of 8:05.30. In the high jump, DeSean Prentice finished seventh with a mark of 6-5.50. Connor Curley was ninth in the pole vault with a height of 16-0.5. Devyn Mikell performed well in the long jump with a mark of 23-11 3/4, which was good enough for second place. Curley came back with a fifth place finish in the javelin with a throw of 175-9 while Brenner Stage was sixth with a mark of 175-1. The outdoor track schedule continues on April 10 and 11 at the Nebraska Quadrangular.
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Sycamore softball strikes out in weekend series
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ISU Athletic Media Relations Indiana State University softball went on the road this weekend to take on the Bradley Braves. ISU dropped its first two games of the weekend but rebounded to win the third game of the series in resounding fashion. The Sycamores fall to 12-20 overall and 4-7 in conference play. Bradley sees their record jump to 12-24 overall and 6-5 in conference play after the series win. Game One The Braves wasted no time taking the lead in the first game of the day as they scored four runs to take a 4-0 lead over the Sycamores after one inning. The Sycamores responded in the top of the second when sophomore Brooke Riemenschneider led off the inning with a walk and stole second base. Two batters later, junior Alexa Cavin reached on an error and stole second base to put runners on second and third with two outs. Riemenschneider then scored and Cavin moved to third on a wild pitch to make it 4-1. After freshman Abby Klopp drew a walk to put runners on the corners, Brown hit a bunt single to score Cavin and cut the lead to 4-2. Bradley did not slow down offensively, however, as they scored one in the bottom of the second and four in the top of the third to take a 9-2 lead over the Sycamores. The Braves then put the game away in the bottom of the fourth when they scored two more runs to extend their lead to 11-2. Indiana State had runners in scoring position in the third and loaded the bases in the fourth but were unable to close the gap as they fell in game one by a final score of 11-2 in five innings. Game Two In the second game of the day, the Braves once again took an early lead as they plated two runs in the bottom of the second to take a 2-0 lead over the Sycamores. In the top of the fourth, the Sycamores got on the board when Cavin led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by senior Ashley Dickerson. Junior Kelsey Montgomery then drew a walk before Brown hit an
Senior utility player Megan Stone went 3 for 10 at the plate over the weekend, scoring three runs and striking out twice. Stone is fifth in the conference in batting average, hitting .378 and sixth in slugging at .602 (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).
final eight runs of the game to win the series finale against Bradley by a final score of 9-6. Bradley jumped out to an early lead once again in the bottom of the first inning when they scored three runs off three hits to take a 4-0 lead over the Sycamores after one half inning. In the top of the second, the Sycamores answered back with a run of their own as junior Mallory Schneid led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. After a strikeout, Schneid scored when Montgomery sacrificed and reached on an error to cut the Bradley lead to 4-1. Bradley came back with two more in the bottom of the second off two solo home runs to extend their lead to 6-1 after two complete innings. Indiana State then took over and made it 6-2 in the top of the fifth when senior Megan Stone was hit by a pitch with one Game Three After trailing the Braves early, the out and then scored on an RBI triple to Indiana State softball team scored the right field by Cavin. RBI single to score Cavin and cut the Bradley lead to 2-1. After retiring the Braves in order in the bottom of the fourth, the Sycamores came back and tied the game in the top of the fifth. Senior Megan Stone hit a one out single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by sophomore Mary Turitto. Senior pitcher Yvette Alvarez then picked up her first RBI of the season on a double to right center to score Stone and tie the game 2-2. Bradley answered back in the bottom of the fifth, scoring five runs off five hits to retake the lead at 7-2. In the top of the seventh, the Sycamores strung together five straight hits but couldn’t extend the game as they fell in the second game of the doubleheader 7-3.
Freshman Abby Klopp then entered the game to pitch in the bottom of the fifth and used just three pitches to record all three outs of the inning. In the top of the sixth, the Sycamore offense roared to life again as they scored five runs with two outs to take a 7-6 lead over Bradley as sophomore Erika Crissman and senior Aubre Carpenter both doubled and Cavin hit her second triple of the game. The Sycamores then plated two more runs in the top of the seventh off RBIs by Montgomery and Crissman to give Indiana State a 9-6 lead, one they wouldn’t give up. Cavin finished the game 2-3 with two triples and three RBIs while Crissman was 2-4 with two RBIs and a walk. Klopp earned the win in the circle for the Sycamores, throwing the final three innings, allowing just two hits. The Sycamores will return to action on Tuesday when they host IUPUI in a doubleheader at Price Field.
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Talent-based pageant benefits cancer institute
Students and the local community were invited to Indiana State University’s Sigma Chi Derby Days Thursday evening. The event was a sorority pageant that showcased the womens’ talents; the participants were raising money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).